wheedle

/wˈiːdə‍l/

/wˈiːdəl/

[verb]

to wheedle

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to influence someone to do something or to get something from them by being superficially nice to them

synonyms : blarney

Examples

1. Use our voice recognition software to cajole and wheedle the app down when it gives you an unsatisfactory calorie total.

2. Reminds me in the 80s whenever there called wheedling right

3. The two men were tightened up but George Roberts was a clever businessman and he was able to wheedle some information out of them on the solemn promise that he would tell nobody else.

4. But a realistic digital avatar could be a useful cover for wheedling key details such as passwords or bank details out of targets.